Repentance
8.0
“A masterful, nightmarish political vision from Georgia's foremost modern director!”
The day after his funeral, the corpse of Varlam Aravidze, the mayor of a small Georgian town, turns up in his son's garden. Although it is secretly reburied, the corpse keeps returning until the police capture the local woman who is responsible. This woman says that Varlam should never be laid to rest since his Stalin-like reign of terror led to the disappearance of her family and friends.
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Cast
13 people
Avtandil Makharadze
Varlam Aravidze / Abel Aravidze
Known for
Archangel
Hostages
Iya Ninidze
Guliko
Also in
Heavenly Swallows
Melodies of the Vera Quarter
Zeinab Botsvadze
Ketevan Barateli
Known for
Mimino
Ketevan Abuladze
Nino Barateli
Also in
The Family
The Bandit From The Brick Factory
Edisher (Davit) Giorgobiani
Sandro Barateli
Known for
Russian Ark
Kakhi Kavsadze
Mikheil Koresheli
Known for
The White Sun of the Desert
Merab Ninidze
Tornike
Known for
The Courier
A Working Man
Nino Zaqariadze
Elene Korisheli
No other roles listed
Nano Ochigava
Young Ketevan
No other roles listed
Georgi Mataradze
Also in
Love at First Sight
Seekers of the sunken city
Amiran Amiranashvili
Also in
Data Tutashkhia
Brigands, Chapter VII
Marina Kakhiani
Also in
Life of Don Quichote and Sancho
Hot Dog
Tengiz Abuladze Director · Nana Janelidze Writer Rezo Kveselava Writer
Worldwide gross $215K · United States release December 4, 1987 · Produced in Russia, Georgia, Russia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$215,496
Production
Georgia-Film
Production
Georgian-Film
Production
Sovexportfilm
Production
Russia · Georgia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
მონანიება
Original language
Georgian
Spoken on screen
Georgian · German · Italian · Russian
Release dates
Georgia · June 30, 1984
TV
United States · December 4, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
March 17, 1988 · Theatrical
Canada
September 13, 1987 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
August 14, 1987 · Theatrical
France
May 1, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
October 13, 1987 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 5, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
December 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 5, 1990 · Theatrical
August 26, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Russia
January 11, 1987 · TV · Central Television USSR
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